Satellite Industry Veteran Susan Miller Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Inmarsat Government

Satellite Industry Veteran Susan Miller Appointed President and Chief
Executive Officer of Inmarsat Government
Business Wire
HERNDON, Va. -- August 22, 2013
Inmarsat Government, the leading provider of secure, global, mission-critical
telecommunication solutions to the U.S. public sector, announced the
appointment of Susan Miller as president and chief executive officer. In this
role, Miller will be responsible for the overall business strategy and
direction for Inmarsat Government, a wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of
Inmarsat plc, responsible for all direct U.S. government business.
Miller has over 20 years of senior executive leadership experience across a
wide range of technologies that serve the U.S. government and commercial
sectors. Prior to joining Inmarsat Government, Miller held leadership
positions in the satellite and telecommunication industries, including MTN
Satellite Communications, where she served as executive vice president for
strategy and corporate development; Spacenet Integrated Government Solutions
Inc, where she was chief executive officer; and Intelsat General Corporation,
where she held the position of president and chairman of the proxy board.
Other well-known organizations Miller worked with include LightSquared,
Lockheed Martin and Hughes Aircraft Corporation. Miller holds a MS, Electrical
Engineering from the University of Southern California and a BS, Electrical
Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Through 2013, Inmarsat Government built and strengthened its holistic and
integrated approach to the U.S. government market for mission-critical,
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (C4ISR) communication solutions. Inmarsat Government is a
cleared organization operating under a Proxy Agreement with the U.S.
Department of Defense and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat.
Peter Hadinger, president of Inmarsat’s U.S. Government Business Unit said:
“We are delighted that Susan has agreed to join the proxy company. The
appointment of Susan as president and chief executive officer of Inmarsat
Government reflects Inmarsat’s ongoing commitment to serving the U.S.
government with seamless, agile and high-value services. Her expertise and
deep knowledge of the market will be essential for the growth of Inmarsat
Government and are an excellent complement to our strong base of direct
partners.
“The importance of resilient high-speed commercial satellite communications
continues to grow for the U.S. government customers, and I am pleased to join
Inmarsat Government to help ensure government requirements are met well into
the future,” said Miller. “With Global Xpress service on the horizon, this is
an exciting time to join an organization that has served government needs for
over 33 years.”
About Inmarsat Government
Inmarsat Government provides secure, reliable and affordable mission-critical
telecommunications to U.S. military and civilian organizations. Equipped with
the industry’s leading terrestrial and satellite infrastructure and partners,
it delivers custom, end-to-end managed network solutions that can sustain
communications anytime, anywhere. Inmarsat Government is headquartered in
Herndon, VA, with network assets and operations around the globe. To learn
more, please visit www.inmarsatgov.com.
About Inmarsat
Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications
services. Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and
high-speed data communications to governments, enterprises and other
organizations, with a range of services that can be used on land, at sea or in
the air. Inmarsat employs around 1,600 staff in more than 60 locations around
the world, with a presence in the major ports and centres of commerce on every
continent. Inmarsat is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: ISAT.L). For
more information, please visit www.inmarsat.com
Contact:
Inmarsat Government
Alena Koci
Vice President, Marketing
+1 703-621-0271
alena.koci@inmarsatgov.com